spanish exploration & settlement in the americas

SPANISH EXPLORATION & SETTLEMENT IN THE AMERICAS

WHY EXPLORE THE WORLD?

GOLDGLORY

GOD

EXPLORE FOR

GOLD!

• Gain territory • Profit from natural resources• Increase trade in new colonies

EXPLORE FOR GLORYEXPLORERS HOPED TO GAIN GLORY, OR FAME BY LEADING

SUCCESSFUL VOYAGES, NOT TO MENTION A SHARE OF THE PROFIT.

Christopher Columbus believed he could find a shorter trade route to Asia by traveling west, from Europe, across the

Atlantic Ocean.

SPREAD THE WORD OF GOD!

Missionaries spread their religion,

their word of God,

to distant parts of the World.

This also helped nations gain allies (supporters)!

THE SEARCH FOR ASIA LED TO A NEW WORLD DISCOVERY

• The King and Queen of Spain wanted to profit from trade with Asia, so they sponsored (helped) Columbus to make four trips across the Atlantic.

• Columbus never found a faster route to Asia, but he did claim land for Spain, including land in the West Indies.

• The land explored by Columbus was actually part of North & South America, a “New World” discovery to people in Europe.

EXPLORERS CLAIMED A VAST AMOUNT OF LAND FOR SPAIN!

Spain established colonies in South America, Mexico,

the West Indies & across the southern U.S. from Florida to California.

1513- PONCE DE LEON EXPLORED FLORIDA

The idea that Ponce de Leon was looking for a

Fountain of Youth is actually a myth.

His exploration of Florida set the stage for European colonization of North America.

VASCO NUÑEZ DE BALBOA “DISCOVERED” THE PACIFIC OCEAN

In 1513 Balboa claimed the

Pacific Ocean & all the land along

its shores for Spain.

His expedition opened the way for Spanish exploration

and conquest along the west coast of South

America.

CORTES CONQUERED THE AZTEC IN MEXICO

• Indians, angry with their Aztec leader, helped Cortes take over the Aztec capital.

• The Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, was torn down. Its stones were used to build Mexico City, the capital of New Spain.

• 1519- Cortes and 500 conquistadors conquered the Aztec Empire.

• Already weak from European diseases, the Aztec were at a disadvantage.

PIZARRO CONQUERED THE INCA EMPIRE OF PERU IN 1531

Francisco Pizarro captured the Inca ruler,

held him hostage, and demanded gold in exchange for his release.

The Inca filled three rooms with gold, but Pizarro

ordered the ruler killed anyway.

Francisco Coronado searched for the Seven Cities Of Cibola

(cities decorated with gold & jewels)in FEBRUARY, 1540

Three important discoveries:

• the Grand Canyon

• Indian pueblos along the Rio Grande

• the Great Plains full of buffalo herds

He travelled with 300 soldiers, 1,000 Indian allies & slaves,

several missionaries, and about 1,500 livestock.

Cabrillo Explored California June, 1542

Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo

was the first European to

explore the west coast

of the Unites States

PEDRO MENENDEZ DE AVILES FORCED THE FRENCH OUT OF FLORIDA IN 1565.

Aviles was sent to protect the region & establish a colony in Florida.

He had St. Augustine, a presidio, built to protect the region from enemies.

Today St. Augustine is the oldest permanent European settlement in the

United States.

Settlements extend into the “Borderlands” By the end of the 1770 Spain had pushed north into

present-day Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.

SPANISH EXPLORATION OF THE NEW WORLD TRIGGERED THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

• The transfer (movement) of people, plants, animals, and diseases back and forth across the Atlantic Ocean

• The effects of the Columbian Exchange were mostly negative for Native Americans.

• Diseases

• Slavery

• Many were forced to change their culture

CONQUISTADORSThese soldiers were sent to the New World to conquer the Native American people, claim land, & protect the land Spain took over.

MISSIONARIES

Bartoleméu de Las Casas

1502- travelled to New World

1514- shared his upset over the mistreatment of Native Americans. He spent the

rest of his life trying to protect their rights.

They were sent to teach Native Americans about their religion and way of life.

Teaching Native Americans helped Spain gain supporters, or allies, in the New World.

Some missionaries were cruel and abusive to Native

Americans though.

Most believed Native Americans were uncivilized &

needed to be saved from their own “savage” beliefs &

way of life.

Spain controlled its colonies

by building different settlements;

including presidios, missions, and plantations.

Presidios-military forts used by soldiers protecting Spain’s colonies

They offered protection against:

• pirates

• hostile Native American tribes

• enemy explorers & colonists

Missions

They included:

• a church

• workshops

• storage rooms

• stables for animals

• grazing & farmland

• living quarters for priests & conquistadors

• run by missionaries, as a place to teach a new religion & way of life to Native Americans

• also served as military forts

New World Slavery

Native Americans were viewed as property, as part of the land that was claimed by Spanish

settlers.

They were forced to:• mine for gold, silver, etc.• process sugarcane• work on plantations,

Many were sold & sent to distant

lands, destined for a life of forced labor.

European diseases caused the death

of countless native people

throughout the Americas.

Settlers began importing & using

enslaved Africans

after diseases wiped out

the Native American slave populations.

The Columbian Exchange

Cause & effect

Each colony provided natural resources and new places for trade, which allowed Spain to gain a great amount of wealth &

power.

This motivated other nations in Europe to begin exploring and

claiming land in the Americas as well.

SPAIN LED THE WAY, MANY NATIONS FOLLOWED!

The unexpected discovery of the “New World” provided new

opportunities for nations to gain wealth & more

power.

This led nations in Europe to compete over control of the

Americas.

BY 1750 FRANCE & ENGLAND WERE FIGHTING OVER THE LAND THEY EACH CLAIMED IN THE AMERICAS!

By 1750 France & England were fighting over the land they each claimed in the Americas!

While many Native Americans chose

to be part of the cultural exchange with Europeans…

Some Native Americans welcomed explorers and willingly traded with them.

Some Native Americans saw explorers & settlers as possible allies.

Native Americans were introduced to new goods, foods, and ideas that they enjoyed.

… they were still victims of conquest!Native Americans homelands were taken over.Millions of Native Americans were taken as

slaves.Millions died as a result of contact (diseases,

warfare, slavery, etc.)

Some tribes were completely destroyed!

Age of Exploration Map

• GS2: American Studies

• http://gs2americanstudies.blogspot

• Date retrieved: 11-04-11

Explorer bids farewell

• Library of Congress

• http://www.loc.gov/


Port city

• Portius

• portius.org


Farm settlement

• AllExperts

• en.allexperts.com


Slaves at port

• SuperStock

• superstock.co


Gold coins

• Great American Coin Company

• greatamericancoincompany.com


Columbus- First Landing

• Library of Congress

• http://www.loc.gov


Mission

• We Are California- Stories of immigration and change

• www.weareca.org


Overseeing exploration

• Wikipedia

• http://en.wikipedia.org


Exploration map

• Shmoop University

• http://www.shmoop.com


Ponce de Leon map

• Vagabond: World Travel/World Life

• vagobond.com


Legendary waters

• Glogster

• cheyennelopezwhite.glogster.com


“The miraculous waters”

• New World Explorers, Inc.

• http://www.newworldexplorersinc.org


Balboa discovers the Pacific

• HowStuffWorks, Inc.

• http://history.howstuffworks.com


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Aztec Empire• University of Calgary• http://www.ucalgary.ca• Date retrieved: 11-04-11Cortes conquers the Aztec• Painting History• http://painting-history.blogspot.com• Date retrieved: 11-04-11

Inca Empire• University of Calgary• http://www.ucalgary.ca• Date retrieved: 11-04-11

Ransom offered• U.S. History Images• http://ushistoryimages.com• Date retrieved: 11-04-11

Aztec treasures• Discover Peru• www.discover-peru.org• Date retrieved: 11-04-11

Coronado’s route• Albuquerque Official City Website• http://www.cabq.gov• Date retrieved: 11-04-11

Coronado’s expedition• Legends of Kansas• http://www.legendsofkansas.com• Date retrieved: 11-04-11

Cabrillo reaches California• Los Penasquitos• lospenasquitos.org• Date retrieved: 11-04-11

Cabrillo explores California• Villagio at Serrano • villagioatserrano.blogspot.com• Date retrieved: 11-04-11

St. Augustine on the coast• Kiwix• tmp.kiwix.org• Date retrieved : 11-04-11

St. Augustine from above• Palm Beach County History Online• http://www.pbchistoryonline.org• Date retrieved : 11-04-11

Borderlands• Pearson Education• http://wps.ablongman.com• Date retrieved : 11-04-11

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Conquistadors

• My Direct Democracy

• http://mydd.com

• Date retrieved : 11-04-11

Presidios

• Shamong Township School District

• moodle.ims.k12.nj.us


Southwest Mission

• Wikipedia

• http://en.wikipedia.org


Missionaries work

• Texas Beyond History

• http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net


Plantation work

• National Museum of American History

• http://americanhistory.si.edu


Processing sugarcane

• Florida Museum of Natural History

• http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu


Cargo to ship

• National Museum of American History

• http://americanhistory.si.edu


Harvesting sugarcane

• Art.com Inc.

• www.art.com


Map: Spain led the way

• Pearson Education

• http://wps.ablongman.com


1750 Map

• Pearson Education

• http://wps.ablongman.com


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